High Threat Security Alert (A23-09-22): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome

Description:

Google released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerability.

Reports indicate that the arbitrary code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-5217) is being exploited in the wild. Users are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Google Chrome prior to version 117.0.5938.132

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 117.0.5938.132 or later to address the issue. The update can be obtained through the auto-update mechanism or manually by visiting the "About Google Chrome" page. Concerned users should relaunch the Google Chrome to make the update effective.

More Information:

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20230928
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5186 (to CVE-2023-5187)
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5217